Tubby Surname

264,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tubby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Theobald.' There can be no reasonable doubt that this is the case. Theobald and its forms have run riot among the vowels; v. Tebb. Tubby is the pet form; compare Charley and Sibley.

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Tubby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8221:67,7847,844
United States3791:956,35671,269
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Australia491:550,93340,757
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Wales41:773,63329,106
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4431:55,0236,556
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Tubby (177) may also be a first name.

Tubby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Theobald.' There can be no reasonable doubt that this is the case. Theobald and its forms have run riot among the vowels; v. Tebb. Tubby is the pet form; compare Charley and Sibley. Tubbs is, of course, the genitive or patronymic form; compare Jones or Williams.

Thomas Tubb, sonfer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1748. — John Tubbs and Maria Evers ibid.

Matilda Tubb, 1579: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Tubb (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Cornish form of Thomas. According to Lower, Tubb, Tubbs, Tubby are from Theobald.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Old Norse, Thórbjörn; in the Domesday Book, Turbern, Tubern, Tubi, Tube; from the German, Dube, Töpper; from the Dutch, Torbein, Tubbing, Tupkin; from the French, Toubeau; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of Tubb is also represented in Berkshire. Tubbe was a Somerset name in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Tubby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tubby Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tubby occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tubby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tubby is the 264,801st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,930,681 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Tubby are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. Tubby is also the 685,598th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 177 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 822 people, or 1 in 67,784. In England Tubby is most common in: Norfolk, where 35 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Essex, where 13 percent reside. Outside of England Tubby is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and New Zealand, where 5 percent reside.

Tubby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tubby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tubby last name rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 773 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tubby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tubby surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tubby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 197.07% more than the national average, earning R 705,948 per year; in United States they earn 18.84% less than the national average, earning $35,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $48,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tubbe80232/
Tubba8041/
Tubbi8014/
Tibbey73184/
Toubba73143/
Tubbeh7347/
Toubbe7313/
Tubbes735/
Toubbi735/
Tubbit734/
Tubbee732/
Tubber732/
Tobbay732/
Thubbe731/
Tubbai731/
Tibbay731/
Tobbey731/
Taubba731/
Htoubbi67136/
Tubuayi6748/
Toubbeh6742/
Tubhbha674/
Tubbett672/
Tubbitt671/
Taubbee670/

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